Bream in English dictionary

  • bream

    Meanings and definitions of "Bream"

    • A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
    • (UK) A species in that genus, Abramis brama .
    • An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
    • A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See sea bream.
    • noun
      A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
    • noun
      (Britain)
      A species in that genus, Abramis brama.
    • noun
      An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
    • noun
      A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See sea bream.
    • verb
      (nautical)
      To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.
    • fishery related term
    • A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis.
    • fish of the genus Abramis
    • Abramis brama
    • marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera
    • noun
      any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
    • noun
      any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
    • noun
      flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
    • noun
      flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
    • verb
      clean (a ship's bottom) with heat

    Synonyms of "Bream" in English dictionary

    freshwater bream, percoid, saltwater fish are the top synonyms of "Bream" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Bream

    • bream ( plural  bream  or breams)
    • bream (plural bream or breams)
    • bream (third-person singular simple present breams, present participle breaming, simple past and past participle breamed)
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